BUENOS AIRES – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late yesterday that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
“At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3°C and a slight headache, I performed an antigen test, which was positive,” he tweeted, adding that he is awaiting the result of a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis.
The president, who turned 62 yesterday, is in isolation as a precaution, but said he is “physically well”.
“Although I would have liked to end my birthday without this news, I am also in good spirits.”
Fernandez was inoculated with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, and had his second shot on February 11, sources in the presidency told AFP.
Argentina is facing a second wave of Covid-19 with a sustained rise in cases.
The South American country of 44 million inhabitants has recorded more than 2.3 million infections and over 55,000 deaths. – AFP, April 3, 2021
